Thrivekids School-Based Mental Health Professional; PLPC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW

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You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary.

You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

The Mental Health Professional Thrive Kids 10 months works as a social worker/counselor assigned to a school campus and is responsible for student behavioral health for community-based program. Partners with schools to improve healthcare and academic outcomes for students. Participate in the school District Behavior Support team, conducting student assessment and intervention plans, conducting crisis intervention, bridging stakeholders and maintaining student records.

May provide student/hospital patient counseling support as appropriate and has the option of a 10-month or 12-month working schedule.

• Experience- 2 years Clinical Social Work/Counseling setting
  - Previous hospital/schoolwork/student crisis intervention.
• Education
  
  - Required:
  
  Master's Degree Social Work or Counseling. (CHNOLA)
• Licensure
  
  - Required:
  
  PLPC or LMSW;
  Preferred: LPC or LCSW

• Participates as a member of the school District Behavior Support team:
• Works with school personnel to develop class/school environments which support positive student behavior.
• Follows established school district and hospital guidelines.
• Consistent level of performance in a wide range of situations with appropriate and active self-direction.
• Conducts assessments, develops intervention plans for students identified through referral and case finding to have psychosocial risk factors:
• Conducts psycho-social assessment for the identification of patient's, threats of violence, suicide assessments and functional behavioral assessments.
• Sets up and conducts sessions with family members when appropriate and in the best interest of the student(s).
• Provides individual, group and/or family counseling/therapy sessions for students utilizing a variety of therapeutic techniques.
• Provides crisis intervention services:
• Performs assessment for cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect.
• Complies with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy.
• Utilizes crisis intervention skills to assist victims/families of child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, sexual/criminal assault and traumatic injury.
• Identifies crisis situations and intervenes accordingly.
• Refers patients/families to appropriate community agencies for further intervention or counseling services as needed.
• Facilitates interactions between administrators and DCFS/EPS or other agencies.
• Serves as resource liaison between parent, school, health community and the school:
• Provides information and community resource referrals for the child and family. Provides teacher, school staff and parent training in areas of need.
• Works directly with the child and family to collaborate with other community partners.
• Establishes and maintains contact with school personnel for the purpose of discussing. Implements techniques to work with children…